ARTHUR SEWALL
Year Built
1944
Official Number
245239
Shipyard
New England Shipbuilding Corporation
General Type
Barge
Specific Type
Dry Cargo Barge
MARAD Type
EC2-S-C1
Ship Length
441.00 feet
Beam
57.00 feet
Mast Height
--
Net Tons
4380.00 tons
Gross Tons
7176.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
499573.00 square feet
Draft, Summer
--
Draft, Lightweight
--
Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
--
Immersion, Summer
--
Immersion, Lightweight
--
Fate
Sunk - Torpedo
Historical Narrative
This Liberty ship was named
for Arthur Sewall (1835-1900). Arthur
Sewall was a shipbuilder and politician from Maine. Sewall was the running mate
of William Jennings Bryan during the U.S. Presidential Election of 1896.
MARAD has no written history for the Liberty ship Arthur Sewall at this time.
Vessel Name History
Mission
No Mission for this vessel
Historical Documents
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Milestones
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Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
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| (No Date) | ARTHUR SEWALL.pdf |
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| (No Date) | Historical | SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
War Shipping Administration
Operator
Eastern Steamship Lines, Inc.
Operator Agreement
General Agent Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
December 29, 1944
Use at Loss
Vessel Movement
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-772 while en route from Southampton, England, United Kingdom, to Mumbles, Wales, as part of Convoy TBC-21; did not sink. Towed back in, declared constructive total loss and was towed to a different location and scuttled with obsolete ammunition later.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
North Sea
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
50° 28' N., 02° 28' W.
Incident Location Comments
Approximately 4 miles south of Portland Bill, England, United Kingdom
Lives Lost
1
